Defense Intelligence Agency Director: North Korea Not Interested To Have Talks On Missiles And Nuclear Weapons

Kim Won’t Talk on N Korea’s Nuclear Arms, DIA Chief Says -- Bloomberg

Dictator Kim Jong Un, “firmly in control” of the North Korean regime, isn’t prepared to negotiate about ending his nuclear and missile programs, according to the Pentagon’s top intelligence official.

North Korea is “no longer willing to negotiate over eliminating its nuclear and ballistic missile programs,” Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said in testimony prepared for a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing later today.

While Kim’s threats of missile launches and nuclear tests “leave North Korea more isolated economically and diplomatically, we believe North Korea’s intent ultimately is to convince the United States of the futility of continued sanctions and force the U.S. back to negotiations on terms more favorable to North Korea,” Flynn wrote in a statement obtained by Bloomberg News.

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My Comment: Sadly for the average North Korean .... Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn's assessment  is probably right.